Partners Capital Investment Group LLP Sells 73,387 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Partners Capital Investment Group LLP lowered its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 22.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 253,972 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 73,387 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 0.8% of Partners Capital Investment Group LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP owned 0.14% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $20,371,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Trek Financial LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 323.6% in the 3rd quarter. Trek Financial LLC now owns 67,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,440,000 after acquiring an additional 51,809 shares in the last quarter. Brueske Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Brueske Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,841 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,271,000 after purchasing an additional 881 shares during the period. 3EDGE Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,067,000. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 537,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $43,085,000 after buying an additional 3,314 shares during the period. Finally, Americana Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 121,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,709,000 after buying an additional 4,351 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock traded down $0.30 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $84.56. The stock had a trading volume of 13,050,380 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,408,985. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.43. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $59.84 and a 1-year high of $86.00.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (the fund), formerly Ishares Msci Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.